Etymology

multifocal

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Today it means: Arising from or occurring in more than one focus or location. Full definition →

English focal ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Englishfocal
  9. English todaymultifocal

From multi- + focal.

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